Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 5, 2019No. S19A0765PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

306 Ga. 455

FINAL COPY S19A0765. LEWIS v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Freddie Lewis was convicted of malice murder, rape, and burglary in connection with the death of Evelyn Wise.1 On appeal, Lewis argues that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for a directed verdict, (2) denying his motion in limine to exclude DNA 1 The crimes occurred on March 3, 1991. On May 29, 2009, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Lewis for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, felony murder predicated on burglary, felony murder predicated on rape, aggravated assault, burglary,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Long v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Whatley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Rivera v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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